In vitro and in vivo anthelmintic activity of acacia nilotica (L.) willd. Ex delile bark and leaves

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-191

  Badar, Nadeem ^a   Iqba, Zafar ^a   Khan, Muhammad Nisar ^a   Akhtar, Muhammad Shoaib ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica; Anthelmintic; Pakistan; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 79960929546     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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